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25 March 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, will highlight the need for action on so-called honour based violence at the launch of a new training DVD about the issue this Friday. The film, titled For Honour and Love, has been produced by the Kurdish and Middle Eastern Women’s Organisation in collaboration with 18 And Under and […]
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23 March 2010 by sianberry
This week, the Mayor of London is hosting a Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) workshop at City Hall on waste and recycling. Yet, his own targets for household recycling proposed in his draft Municipal Waste Strategy fall short of those recommended by a Parliamentary Select Committee. Whereas the Select Committee proposed a target of 60% […]
18 March 2010 by sianberry
The Green Party’s Home Affairs spokesperson and member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Jenny Jones AM, questioned the London Mayor today about why the number of Met Police press officers had increased since 2007/08, along with a 20% jump in their publicity budget. This has happened despite a 2008 manifesto pledge that Boris Johnson made […]
15 March 2010 by sianberry
A crowd of London’s leading Green councillors and most hotly tipped candidates today lined up along Millennium Bridge to announce the details of their election pledges to Londoners, and explain why they believe they are on the threshold of a historic new era for the Greens. With a record 800+ candidates standing across London […]
13 March 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will join the call to halt the development of the controversial Ilisu Dam at a demonstration organised by the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) in London on Monday, March 15. KHRP and supporters will deliver a signed letter to the headquarters of Turkish bank AKBANK, who, together with […]
10 March 2010 by sianberry
Responding to the announcement that the Mayor has cut the budget for car club funding from £1m to £500,000 for 2010/11, Green Party member of the London Assembly, Jenny Jones, said: "This cut in funding is disappointing news. Car club membership offers real financial benefits to Londoners, especially in times of recession, and now is […]
4 March 2010 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, and the European Parliament’s youngest MEP, Emilie Turunen, will meet with the Young Mayor of Lewisham on Friday, before travelling to Westminster to discuss Emilie’s draft report on Youth Unemployment in the EU with a group of experts on the issue. Over 5.5 million young people in the EU […]
2 March 2010 by sianberry
London Green Party is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Shahrar Ali, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Brent Central. In a concise paperback, commissioned by Biteback publishers ahead of the general election, Shahrar Ali introduces Green Party politics to the general reader. The series of Why Vote books includes titles for […]
1 March 2010 by sianberry
A trailblazing contract raising workers above poverty wages takes effect this week, prompting celebrations by the Green councillors who campaigned for it. From 1 March grounds maintenance workers in Lewisham’s parks will be paid at least £7.60 an hour, lifting them out of the poverty pay trap. It represents the first step in a fundamental […]
17 February 2010 by sianberry
Johnson:"Unless the Mayor provides a clear plan of action, the boroughs that have the worst recycling rates will be hit hardest" The targets for household recycling proposed by the London Mayor in his new draft Municipal Waste Strategy fall well short of those recommended in January 2010 by a Parliamentary Select Committee. Whereas the Select […]